Re: The Wrestling Thread will give you all the stuffing you can handle

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Originally Posted by Dr. Evil

Punk's winning at TLC anyways, only to drop the title to the Tooth Fairy.

Even if this happens, I wish they didn't really keep Punk at such a stale place during his title run where he keeps having to defend against the same people over and over only to make it more obvious what WWE's plan is for Punk.

Former WWE(F) Intercontinental Champion, Honky Tonk Man (Roy Farris), acted out in a drunken stupor during the Blizzard Brawl after-party on Saturday night/early Sunday morning, WrestleZone was told, and goaded Brian Christopher Lawler into a confrontation as a result. One source told me that the situation got so heated and personal, it was a shock things didn't turn physical.

Honky Tonk Man is the first cousin of Jerry "The King" Lawer, as their moms were sisters, and of course, Brian is Jerry's son.

I was told that Honky started bad-mouthing Jerry excessively to Brian during the after-party, claiming that Lawler's recent heart attack was either a work, or at the very least, sensationalized and exploited by WWE for publicity and ratings purposes.

I contacted Brian Lawler and he confirmed the story. He said Honky was claiming it must have been a work because no doctor would allow Jerry to eat steak and eggs just a few days after a heart attack.

"I flew to Montreal and was there with my father just nine hours after the heart attack, so I know it was very real and wasn't a work," Brian told WrestleZone.

Another source told me that Honky was screaming at the top of his lungs during the confrontation and kept saying to Brian, "Your father is a piece of *****", over and over. This prompted Brian to start throwing popcorn in Honky's face before a couple of spectators finally convinced Brian to leave the room.

One source told me, "The old Brian Lawler would have tried to kill Honky for saying those things about his father, but Lawler just walked away this time."

To make an embarrassing situation even more embarrassing, several eye witnesses later saw Honky Tonk Man peeing on the floor of the same meeting area where the whole incident took place.

He was then caught passed out at a table in the breakfast area of the hotel before finally catching a shuttle to the airport.

It was a very bizarre situation and the several people I've talked to today all agreed that Honky Tonk Man was out of line and being very disrespectful toward Jerry and Brian.

I have reached out to Honky Tonk Man for a response, but have not received one at the time of this writing.

PWTorch.com posted the following information about former WWE writer, John Carle, appearing on their PWTorch Livecast interview segment. Carle talked about the unwritten rules for flying with Vince McMahon, his sense of humor, and more:

On a specific 'prank' Vince pulled after a writer fell asleep:
"Funniest thing I ever saw on the plane - there is always the rule that if Vince is not sleeping on the plane, then you do not sleep on the plane. Again, unsaid, unwritten rule and Vince will never ever tell you that, but if you fall asleep on the plane, someone is going to mess with you,"

"One of the directors - I will withhold his name - fell asleep on the plane and Vince started taking the cashews and throwing them at him. Like, one or two at a time, and there was no reaction. He was out cold and not waking up from this.

"Then, Vince just said screw it and took the entire tin of cashews, threw it at this director, and they go all over the plane. All of us don't know if this is awkward or if we should just break out laughing at this point. To this director's credit, because he had been in the company long enough to know when take his lumps and when to pick his fights, he opened his eyes, looked around, saw the nuts all over the place, and said, 'Um, Vince, I think you dropped your nuts.' And then it was a big laugh for everyone. He knew how to handle the situation and that's why this guy is one of the survivors in the company because he played that part perfect. Vince got his laugh and got to throw stuff at him, then it wasn't a fight that came out of it, just people letting off steam."

You can listen to the interview at the following link. (Credit to PWTorch for the transcription)

Re: The Wrestling Thread will give you all the stuffing you can handle

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Originally Posted by SuperBatman

I swear if Cena beats Ziggler for the Briefcase at TLC I give up

What would be nice is if the WHC match opens the show big show wins, sheamus beats, him ziggler cashes in to prevent himself from losing his case. So instead they make the ladder match for the title instead of the case. 3 WHC matches in one night.

Re: The Wrestling Thread will give you all the stuffing you can handle

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Originally Posted by Big Green

Congrats on being the only Ryback fan in this thread. I can't stand him, his stupid one-liners are terrible. I almost vomited when the crowd started chanting "feed me more" everytime the shield showed up.

I just don't see him being a long-term thing in the WWE, but they will beat him to death, till he gets over.

I still suspect that the ascension of Ryback is an elaborate prank being pulled on me by WWE.

I mean, it seems like only yesterday when Ryback was struggling to get over squashing jobbers on TV. I clearly remember watching those early segments and not getting it, wondering if it was some kind of rib. You know when they'd have the hilariously overblown buildup of people in the locker room gathering round the monitor round the back to watch, then during and after the match they'd almost be making fun of Ryback's extreme jobber-squashing powers, kinda undercutting his credibility. The guy seemed less legit in his squashes than BRODUS CLAY, who had been repackaged as the Funkasaurus around the same time. His segments seemed like good toilet breaks, but nothing more than that. The crowd were either silent or chanted "GOLDBERG!" at him. He seemed destined to be another failed prospect that would be shuffled back to developmental after enduring dead air in his segments for a while longer.

Then suddenly, seemingly with zero transition, he went to challenging CM Punk for the WWE Title. And suddenly he was being pushed very hard, constantly, and everyone was making out what a huge deal he was, this time without their tongues in their cheeks. And worst of all, fans suddenly started REACTING to him. I went to a live show in Glasgow, and there were Ryback T-shirts everywhere, the crowd were screaming "FEED...ME...MORE!" all night. Do we really hate Cena that much that we'll go google-eyed over someone with a fraction of his talent being shoehorned into the top spot just because he's someone different?

Re: The Wrestling Thread will give you all the stuffing you can handle

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Originally Posted by SuperBatman

I swear if Cena beats Ziggler for the Briefcase at TLC I give up

Doubt it will happen. If he were to win it, Cena would only be able to go for the WHC, and the want him going for the Mattel belt. Then again this is Cena and his writers, so I wouldn't put it past them for the stipulation on which title he can go for change for him. Still believe Ziggler will go over though.